coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
means; way; method; measure
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
Guri and Gura (children's book series)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
field mouse; meadow mouse
castella (type of sponge cake)
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
sampling food; tasting; trying
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
main library; central library
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
two people riding together (on a bike, etc.); riding double
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
bicycle parking (spot, shed, etc.); parking area for bicycles
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
borrowing something already borrowed
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
human rights; civil liberties
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something